® Whose article is this?

This article seems to be a popular one, if the number of times it has been copied elsewhere is any indication. At one time there were over ten websites sites that had appropriated it. The piece came out of two things. First, this is the same tool we had the students create at Motorcycle Mechanics Institute when I worked there as an instructor. Second, the incident described is real and happend at my then workplace, Eastside Performance Motorcycles, in Mesa, Arizona. The machine was a ZX11. I got the idea of rotating the crankshaft from reading about Smokey Yunick. It worked. We replaced the bad cylinder sleeve. Those of you wishing to use the article, why don't you just link to it instead? At least ask before taking it and putting it on your site. How do you think it feels to see your work claimed by others?

 

A number of websites have never asked, never dialogued, instead just lifting the article, in most cases word for word. Here's an example. KZ650 website. What's even worse, they screw it up at the end and are clueless to the fact that the tool does not work the way they describe.

Here's my article. Enjoy. Let me know if you have questions. Building and Using a Cylinder Leakdown Tester


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